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Local power brokers and electeds turned out at Union Market last week to fête the 50th anniversary of D.C. home rule.
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Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Greenland attained home rule, including its own parliament, in 1979, and took on even greater political autonomy following a 2008 referendum.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
There is also concern about what will happen if Trump revokes the home rule — a 50-year-old law that allows D.C. to manage its own municipal affairs.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Nov. 2024
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Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Greenland attained home rule, including its own parliament, in 1979, and took on even greater political autonomy following a 2008 referendum.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
There is also concern about what will happen if Trump revokes the home rule — a 50-year-old law that allows D.C. to manage its own municipal affairs.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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